mikemodeler

That's my problem too..................

I remember seeing these cars race at Road America in Elkhart Lake WI back in the 70's, these bring back some memories! I do recall seeing Paul Newman behind the wheel and couldn't understand why an actor was driving a racecar! Definitely want to get one of these, I'd get a couple if they were available in stock form.

Very True Nick, I do remember when most stores and businesses were closed on many of the holidays, now it seems the only day off many workers get is Christmas day! While it is important to "fly da flag" today, I fly one every day as a reminder of my freedom and the brave soldiers who defend it.

Jon, If you are up for a little more travel, head up to Milwaukee and visit a couple of good shops there- Greenfield News & Hobby, Model Empire, & Happy Hobby (?) They are full of kits and other related items and Model Empire is more like the "old time" hobby shops with all kinds of goodies. Sadly, the couple of good hobby shops mentioned here (Al's and Venture Hobbies) were once destinations for us modelers but like many others, have gone out of business.

Might be interested in building one of these, is there a suggested donor chassis?

50 years after starting out in a little trailer this man will be rich beyond his imagination. Sure hope they don't screw up a good thing!

I am planning on being there, I missed the last 2 years and am not going to make it 3 in a row!

The Modelhaus offers a replacement chassis for this kit that allows you to use the engine and suspension pieces from an AMT kit (SS454 is the most likely given it's big engine) to build this into a fully detailed model. It is shown in their catalog (2013) for $12.00 and for another $2.00 they also offer mirrors for the kit. These kits do build up easily and are very accurate in their appearance. It would be a nice kit to have back on the shelf.

Harry, The labeling issues mentioned in this topic are related to many chemicals, not just Tamiya. Many automotive chemicals require special labeling and some are made specifically for certain markets like California. It has to do with air and water pollution and as we all know, once it starts in California, it spreads to the rest of the country! One of the latest things to hit the automotive market is removing copper from brake pads as the dust from them can pollute our water when the runoff from rain enters the ecosystem. As to the "love" of TS-13, as others have mentioned if you master the application of it (and all Tamiya paints), then you can get some nice results. I have been using the Testors clear and am generally satisfied with the look, but will pick up a can of TS-13 soon and check it out as it has been at least 4 years since I last used it.

Unfortunately Harry the US government has been in the subsidizing business for many years, so don't think the money "invested" in Chrysler or GM a couple of years ago was their first foray into "helping" the free market enterprise system. The GM bailout had financial, political and social reasons that I won't go into for fear of violating forum rules. I do agree that the coverup and lying is a sad indictment of how a once proud company has fallen.

very nice and well detailed. I like the idea of a modern wrecker, surprised we haven't seen more of them.

Yep, turned on the TV to check the stock market and they were breaking in with news of GM stock trading being halted to see what effect these latest recalls would have on it's price! Pretty sad when the reporters at CNBC were discussing GM and it's recall woes and several of them said they wouldn't consider GM if they were new car shopping! What was even more surprising is that supposedly GM new car sales are UP despite all of this negative publicity, someone said it was because consumers view these problems as "being part of the OLD GM!" and not the new cars available today!

I think those wheels are available in resin, check with Casey. Nice progress and I am sure your Grandpa will love it!

Danny, I was looking for something a little smaller, closer to a 33" tire to give it a slight aggressive look instead of those wimpy Continental tires in the kit. I do have a plan to build one of those with a lift so I will probably be ordering some of those!

There seemed to be quite a few positive reviews on that page, have you checked any Mustang forums Harry? I would think a forum on late model Mustangs would have several topics on them.

I was in the Hobby Lobby in Matthews NC last night and there were quite a few models on clearance. The Revell 69 ZL-1 Camaro, 57 Ford, 50 Olds, and a bunch of Monogram & AMT kits as well. Didn't need another 69 Camaro but couldn't resist! I believe they were marked 40% off, but my guess is they are getting ready for some new releases!

Kenny is working on the molds for this SWB conversion kit, not sure if it is available as of today.

going to measure the wheels in the Meng F350 kit and see if Danny has any tires to fit them.

Brett, The wife said they have the 34 Ford for their car build later this week and when I told her how easy the '15 Mustang went together for your group, she was disappointed she couldn't get those for this summer. She will definitely get some for the fall classes, and said the kids were showing off today the space shuttles they did build! I suspect that Revell will have a new hot seller with those Mustangs and it should be interesting to see what they follow up with after that!

I remember this one, looks great!

Thanks for sharing, looks like a lot of happy faces. My wife is teaching some classes at the local YMCA branch this summer and the most popular one is the "Build It!" class. I helped her with the outline for the class and it was inspired by her from watching me build models. She asked her supervisor to contact Revell for the model kits and hopefully they will get those Mustangs and if there happens to be one left over.............................it could end up in my stash! I think she will be doing the class in the fall as an afterschool program due to it's popularity. They build all kinds of stuff but the kids really like the models- who knew? I did speak with the local Hobbytown USA store and they said they would consider a discount for anyone who came in and mentioned the YMCA class.

Extended warranties are a huge profit maker for dealers and that is why they push them. I always question why one would buy a warranty if they thought the car wasn't built with quality? I can see (somewhat) buying one on a used car that you may not know the service history of, but many times they only cover large items like engine and transmission and not the nagging little things like A/C, electrical or fuel systems, all of which can run into the hundreds or more to repair! First car I bought for my wife was Ford Tempo that had been a Budget rental car. Good friend worked at the dealer and suggested I buy the Ford backed warranty for $600, reminding me how rental cars could be driven! That actually paid for itself as we had three repairs done under warranty that would have cost us $1,000+. Haven't bought one since, feel it is cheaper to research the vehicle and stay away from those vehicles with perceived quality issues.

After a bunch more congressional hearings on this matter, GM will be fined and then the civil lawsuits will start from the affected owners and victims. Very sad commentary on how companies handle such issues. The banking industry has been fined into the billions for their part in the 2008 financial meltdown and in a way, this is not much different in that people were harmed by actions and inaction. As Harry said, no one will go to jail, too hard to prove/convince that any one person acted alone or in malice. Sad as I used to be a GM guy and the first couple of vehicles I owned were GM trucks but haven't found any reason to consider them in years and this makes it even harder!

Don't feel bad, I have a couple of WIPs that are over 10 years old! Finish them and post some pictures!

Thanks Michael, those will come in handy!